Watch Elisabeth Moss in the Trailer for the Sundance Hit 'Shirley'

BY Brock ThiessenPublished May 8, 2020

Following up The Invisible Man, Elisabeth Moss is now set to give us her next starring role in Shirley. Following a huge amount of praise at Sundance, you can now watch the trailer for the film ahead of its wide release.

Shirley comes from director Josephine Decker (Madeline's Madeline) and is based on the book of the same by Susan Scarf Merrell. The film is set to get a wide release next month, but the can now get an idea what's in store via the trailer.

The official synopsis for Shirley reads as follows:

Renowned horror writer Shirley Jackson [Moss] is on the precipice of writing her masterpiece when the arrival of newlyweds upends her meticulous routine and heightens tensions in her already tempestuous relationship with her philandering husband. The middle-aged couple, prone to ruthless barbs and copious afternoon cocktails, begins to toy mercilessly with the naïve young couple at their door.

Neon will release Shirley on June 5.

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